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The Sol Unification
Core Compatency:	Governing Body of the Galactic Corporation Unity; Diplomacy, Rulership, Administration, and Bureacuracy.
Homeworld Name:	Sol	Homeworld Location:	17G2
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Supreme Chancellor of the GCU:	Edward Marshe
Vice Chancellor of the GCU:	Heidi Prescott
GenTech Senators:	Zachary Krutz & Arik Payne
ZetaTech Senators:	Jill Connelly & Weston Reeds
Arasaka Senators:	Philip Walsh & Emily O'Toole
Aztechnology Senators:	Marcus Antonio & Victor Jaxon
Ares Senators:	Christopher Lange & Alissa Holmstone
Shogunate Senators:	Shoju Kisada & Musashi Wabane
EuroCom Senators:	Gretchen Skye & Alexander Petrovich
Straylight Senators:	Janelle Grieves & Kirsten Hayden
Coine Senators:	Augustus Verdicci & Wanita Verdicci
Eden Corp Senators:	Pamela Englund & James Robin
Description:	The Sol Unification was founded in the year 2186 after the combined forces of Ares and Arasaka forced the other corporations to accept the fact that an impartial government was necessary in order for humanity to advance at the fastest rate possible. GenTech was the first and only corporation to dispute their claim. After three weeks of constant attacks, they finally relented. As head of the GCU, the Supreme Chancellor has final say in any matter involving any of the corporations. A Vice Chancellor and two delegates from each company advise him. Each Supreme Chancellor serves one ten-year term. During this time, if the delegates feel that the Supreme Chancellor is being partial to a certain company or unreasonable in his requests, he may be removed from office with a majority vote. In case of a tie, the Vice Chancellor will step in and make the decision. Once impeached, the Vice Chancellor will rule until a new Supreme Chancellor is elected. In order to bring matters to council, a corporation must submit a plea from either the president or CEO to their representatives on Sol. After that, it is the responsibility of the delegate to present it to the Supreme Council.
Quote:	"Impartiality is an absolute necessity for a governing body to be successful. If it is overwhelmed with a desire to see one company prosper or fall, then its attention is misplaced and humanity as a whole will not benefit from its existence." Supreme Chancellor Trevor Scales, 2203

Ares
Core Compatency:	Direct Military Operations, Special Operations, Insurgency/Counter-Insurgency, Air-Space Operations, Operations Other-than War, and Weapons Technology. R&D on Related.
Homeworld Name:	Mision	Homeworld Location:	3E41
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General of Ares Military Forces:	Randall T. Fahl
Commander of Dragoon Forces:	Maj. General Jonathon N. Isaac
Chief of Naval Operations:	Vice Admiral Sheila C. Reddiing
Covert Operations:	Brigadier General Francis X. Hummell
Security Forces:	Colonel Nathan R. Gessup
Description:	Consisting of predominantly solos and brilliant strategists, Ares is probably the most hated and feared corporation in existence. They are the military police of the Sol Unity and anyone who gets out of line gets beat upside the head with a heavy warship. Just ask GenTech. Their military technology is light years ahead of the other corporations and have had to prove their might by putting down both sides of a military skirmish because neither would listen to the warning given by Ares. On the plus side, however, if you are being bullied around by a corporation without cause, a unit of Dragoons can be your godsend.
Quote:	"Wars are a necessary part of human evolution. Unfortunately when they happen, they often drag on too long and eventually, innocent people get hurt by them. We see it as our duty to ensure that any conflict is resolved with the utmost efficiency and minimum loss of life." Brigadier General Francis X. Hummell, 2231

Arasaka
Core Compatency:	Physical, Personal, Planetary, and Spacelane Security. R&D on Related.
Homeworld Name:	Omicron	Homeworld Location:	4A68
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General of Arasaka Security Forces:	Phillip W. Grahm
Head of Ground Forces:	General Amanda S. Birche
Head of Space Navy:	Grand Admiral Richard O. Lemmfit
Covert Operations:	Lt. General Hannibal R. Marx
Description:	Not all corporations want to risk their solos on dangerous missions or they simply can't spare any for protection. When this happens, they call in a security unit from Arasaka. They pride themselves on getting the job done and almost never failing. In the history of its existence, only two squads ever failed a mission. Both were discharged from service. Arasaka has a hard-earned reputation and they don't take lightly to people who tarnish their good name. They have recently begun taking a stand against piracy and freelance mercenary groups saying they are a serious threat to the security of the GSU.
Quote:	"We understand that in order for a species to exist certain tasks must be delegated to certain individuals. Clearly you cannot expect a planet which devotes itself towards the betterment of humanity through scientific research to defend itself properly when it is attacked by hostile forces. We at Arasaka Security offer such protection to all people so that the human race can expand its knowledge at the fastest possible rate." General Albert K. Thames, CIC Arasaka Security, 2106

Aztechnology
Core Compatency:	Computer Design and Manufacture; Computer Programming, AI Systems, Computer Networking, Data Penetration and Protection. R&D on Related.
Homeworld Name:	Dodger	Homeworld Location:	94A1
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CEO Aztechnology:	Tracy L. Sandstrom
President:	Walter I. Odders
Vice President of Computer Technology:	Samuel F. Underwood
Vice President of Analytical Design:	Grant K. Taylor
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence:	Eve 1
Vice President of Acquisitions:	Rebecca T. Soderburg
Description:	Almost every ship, mecha, battlesuit, hover car and transponder beacon has an Aztechnology computer running it. They created the first ship run entirely by artificial intelligence and are working on creating systems that allow an AI to run an entire planet with no need of human activity. Many people fear that humanity will be weeded out by such creations but the higher-ups at home just laugh at the worrisome have-nots and tell them that with less work for humanity to deal with, the more fun life can be. Recently, people have begun to speculate that the Vice President of AI has more of a hold on the corporation than the CEO and president are letting on.
Quote:	"When computers were first introduced into human society, many thought they were going to be gone and out the door within a couple of years. Clearly this is not the case. Today, computers are responsible for the operation of our starships, hover vehicles, scientific instruments, envirosuits and many other daily use items. Our goal is to keep advancing our computer technology to profound levels, so that humanity will soon be living in Utopian comfort." Vice President Veronica Haight, 2086

COINe
Core Compatency:	Monetary Distribution, Banking, Stock-market Operations, Investing, Capital Funding, and Loans.
Homeworld Name:	CHANGe	Homeworld Location:	5788
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CEO/CFO COINe:	Sergei Verdicci
President:	Leonardo Verdicci
Vice President of Administration:	Otto Von Bismark
Vice President of Finance:	Sabrina Gordello
Vice President of Repossession:	Vladimir Strotzky
Vice President of Acquisitions:	Jasmine Dight
Description:	Referred to in some circles as the galactic mafia, COINe is responsible for the allocation of funds to all corporations. Their job to ensure that no corporation is treated with more favor than another is no light task. No Corporation's special projects are considered more important than another's as far as Sol is concerned. Any merger or trade agreement between companies always involves an employee from COINe to ensure a neutral party. Once the deal is made, all parties involved must wait about a week as COINe presents to deal to Sol for final authorization. Glactic Banking is another thing that they are responsible for. Anyone, be they corporation or individual, may take out a loan from the company with a reasonable interest rate applied to the payments. This rate is set by the Sol Unification in order to guarantee reasonable rates.
Quote:	"A truly balanced government requires an efficient economic structure. In order to keep the bears and bulls in check it is imperative that we rely on ONE institute to finance all projects so that no favoritism is shown. In that way, all facets of our life will advance at a similar rate, so that balance may be maintained." CEO/CFO Petrioni Verdicci, 2200

EdenCorp
Core Compatency:	Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Surgical Procedures and Operations. R&D on Related.
Homeworld Name:	Amber	Homeworld Location:	4521
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CEO Eden Corp:	Dr. Kurt D. Brugel
President:	Dr. Kenneth V. Baker
Vice President of Biology Dept.:	Dr. James W. Albrecht
Vice President of Neurology Dept.:	Dr. Sarah J. Klein
Description:	Eden Corp is unique in the fact that they are allowed diplomatic immunity in other people's space. No corporation doubts the good nature of a medical ship in their quadrant and they would be foolish to turn one away. Accidents occur all to often, especially on the outer rim so Eden Tech ships are on full patrol along these areas. In their home space, research is in constant motion to nullify all disease and other ailments that plague humanity. Many say that it is only a matter of time before Eden Corp makes themelf obsolete, but they don't mind. As a matter of fact, that's exactly what they want.
Quote:	"In the course of human events, ambitions and accidents have led to the needless deaths and dismemberment of trillions of individuals. While we cannot stop such things from occurring, we have made it our goal to keep humanity as healthy and able as possible." President Frieda K. Skovbroten, 2241

EuroComm
Core Compatency:	Mining, Fabrication, Manufacturing, Stocking, and Distribution of Durable and Expendable good, for Consumer and Industrial use. R&D on Related.
Homeworld Name:	Reich	Homeworld Location:	7163
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CEO EuroCom:	Klaus Wunderkamp
President:	Brian O'Leary
Vice President of Engineering:	Dr. Helena Cortez
Vice President of Acquisitions:	Dr. Jean-Paul Collarde
Vice President of Geological Studies:	Dr. Douglas T. Winters
Description:	The only corporation who's owned space is spread throughout the known universe is EuroCom. They are the second richest of the ten unified corporations and as such, have little difficulty scooping up newly discovered lands that are rich in minerals. They are responsible for the constant development of hyperdrives and folding drives. Finding new ways to create alloys and impliment them in daily life is their goal as well.
Quote:	"Natural resources are becoming obsolete. While humanity may still benefit from their use, we are quickly approaching the age where the abundance level is almost non-existent. We must continue to devise newer ways to maximize the use of the resources we have so that we will not be so wasteful in the future." Vice President Mikhail Romanov, 2186

GenTech
Core Compatency:	Bioengineering/Genetic Engineering Specialists
Homeworld Name:	Paragon	Homeworld Location:	14C2
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CEO GenTech:	Dr. William F. Payne
President:	Dr. Patrick V. Q'lepa
Vice President of Special Operations:	Michael R. Giovonazzio
Vice President of Diplomacy:	Dr. Ariel Kenna
Vice President of Genetic Science:	Dr. Valerie H. Green
Vice President of Biological Studies:	Dr. Kenneth W. Schroeder
Vice President of Exploration	Admiral Jerome T. Landon
Description:	GenTech is, by far, leagues beyond any other corporation when it comes to genetics and bioengineering. Many different "races" of humans have been produced so that they may survive on certain planets without crates of expensive equipment. Most citizens of GenTech believe in the perfection of the human body without cybernetic augmentation so it is rare to find someone working for them that has cyberware.
Quote:	"The genetically perfect human being can only be achieved by locating the impurities in our DNA structure and substituting them with the patterns of our alien cousins. While some argue that putting alien DNA inside of our body makes us less human, it is human nature to constantly adapt to our surroundings. For centuries we have used prosthetics to augment our bodies to adapt and this is no different. In fact, I say that this is by far more appropriate due the fact that none of our human feel is lost in the process." - Vice President Dr. Valerie H. Green, 2186

The Shogunate
Core Compatency:	Technological Design Specialists/Technomaners
Homeworld Name:	Tokyo	Homeworld Location:	8BF6
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Supreme Lord of the Shogunate:	Emperor Yuji Saito
Daimyo of the Samurai Caste:	Shogun Kenzi Nagashima
Technomancy Master:	Wu-Jen Michio Okamiya
Admiral of the Imperial Navy:	Shogun Daisuke Hara
Head of Research and Design:	Eiji Nakamura
Description:	All of the advancements in entertainment, recreational, home life and surveillance technologies have been brought to you courtesy of the Shogunate. Their cybernetic research is almost on par with ZetaTech and robotics are almost second nature to them. For a while it looked as though the Shogunate was going to overstep its bounds and brig about the wrath of two corporations. All of that changed about twenty-seven years ago. In the year 2272 a scientist by the name Michio Okamiya discovered an artifact that allowed her to manipulate physics with technological focuses. While this is a relatively new discovery, the Shogunate has been able to create thousands of these "technomancers" and use them as weapons against their enemies. They are very secretive about this technology and only the most powerful of the Wu-Jen and a handful of delegates in the Sol Unification know the truth about these powers. One thing is for certain though, you can tell a technomancer by the neon green glow that pours out from his eyes.
Quote:	"Technology is not merely a tool, but a life force that cannot exist without our constant support. The powers that machines give us, and only us, are proof that we have found the true use for machines." Michio Okamiya, Wu-Jen, 2274

StrayLight
Core Compatency:	Space Exploration, Warship and Starship Manufacturing
Homeworld Name:	Spindle	Homeworld Location:	5B87
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CEO Straylight:	Abagail J Straight
CIC of all Naval Forces:	Grand Admiral Russell H. Dawson
Head of Exploration:	Vice Admiral Stanley K. Peterson
Covert Operations/Survey Scouts:	Commander Scott G. Biehn
Description:	If every corporation sent hundreds of ships out to explore and claim new space, wars would be breaking out all the time and the Sol Unification would have its hands full trying to keep everyone in line. Due to this, Sol formed Straylight, named after the first habitable space colony, as its space exploration company. When a New World is discovered, they send down a "First In" team which consists of about fifty people. They explore the planet for a month and then send reports back to Sol, who then decides if the planet is hospitable. Is they deem it so, the planet is auctioned of to the highest bidder which usually ends up being the closest corporation as it is incredibly inconvenient to defend a planet from the other side of known space. The other task put before Straylight is the production of all space ships. They have dedicated nearly a hundred planets to ship building and have almost twice that many ship docks. All ships are the property of the Sol Unification until purchased by another corporation.
Quote:	"Now that we have reached out into the vastness of space, over population is no longer as big of a problem as it once was. Infinite worlds await our colonization. We need merely to seek them out, and add them to the claim of the GCU." Grand Admiral Walter T. Arnson, 2206

ZetaTech
Core Compatency:	ZetaTech - Cybernetic Augmentation/Technological Advancements
Homeworld Name:	Styx	Homeworld Location:	4ECA
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CEO ZetaTech:	Dr. Leon S. Vickers
President:	Dr. Gregory D. Yeats
Vice President of Chemical Advancements:	Dr. Natalya Petrovich
Vice Presidents of Technological Production:	Dr. Keiji Kawamori
Vice President of Special Operations:	Jennifer Laitila
Vice President of Exploration:	Vice-Admiral Bradley Y. Mattson
Description:	The premiere cyberware manufacturing company around, it is not uncommon to run into people with more metal on their body than skin. In fact, it is sometimes a status symbol. Many of the more important people have human looking cybernetics due to their need to interact with other corporations. Cyborg technology and robotics are researched in abundance. Often when an effective soldier or brilliant scientist is killed but the body is retrieved in time, their brains are put into a cybernetic mold so they may continue to serve the company.
Quote:	"Since the turn of the 19th century, humanity as a whole has made significant leaps and bounds towards a better life style due to the amazing advances in technology and it will continue to be a dominant force in all of our lives for milleniums to come." - President Dr. Gregory D. Yeats, 2256

FIELD	TL	Example	Leader
Weapons	10	Xaser Weapons	Ares (TL11)
Armor	10	Powered Combat Armor	Arasaka (TL11)
Shipbuilding	10	100,000 Dt Hulls	StrayLight (TL11)
Propulsion	10	Reactionless Drives	StrayLight (TL11)
Hyper Drives	10	Drive 4 Engines.	EuroComm (TL11)
Computers	10	Fast, small, nuf' said.	Aztechnology (TL11)
Communications	10	Neutrion Comm.	Shogunate (TL11)
Cybernetics	10	Chromey.	ZetaTech (TL11)
Genengineering	10	Attribute+2, Cast Iron Stomach.	GenTech (TL11)
Medicine	10	Cloning, Suspend, Generilicin.	Eden Corp (TL11)
Electronics	10	Napkin Computers, Sentient Computers,	Shogunate (TL11)
Manufacturing	10	Core Recycling, Robotic Factories.	EuroComm
NanoTechnology	8	To facilitate other technologies.	All
Consumer Goods	10	Fancy stuff.	All
Transportation	10	Grav sleds, Air car, Grav gliders.	EuroComm